The ruling on one who performs ghusl for other than removing a state of ritual impurity: is he considered to have performed wudu' or not?
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The ruling on one who performs ghusl for other than removing a state of ritual impurity: is he considered to have performed wudu' or not?
Your Eminence! If a person performs ghusl to cool off, and it is a valid ghusl, does it suffice for him in place of wudu'? And if it does not suffice, which ghusl suffices in place of wudu'? And is intention required in it?
Cooling off is not an act of worship and not an act of obedience. So if one performs ghusl to cool off, it does not suffice for him in place of wudu'. What suffices in place of wudu' is the ghusl from janabah, or the ghusl of a woman from menstruation or post-natal bleeding; because it is for a state of ritual impurity. As for the recommended ghusl, such as the ghusl when entering the state of ihram, for example, it does not suffice in place of wudu'. Likewise, the obligatory ghusl for other than a state of ritual impurity, such as the ghusl on Friday, does not suffice in place of wudu'. Only the ghusl that is for a state of ritual impurity—janabah, menstruation, or post-natal bleeding—suffices in place of wudu'.
The questioner: And what happens if he intends it?The Shaykh: Even if he intends it; because the order must be maintained.
The questioner: And for the ghusl from a state of ritual impurity, is intention required?The Shaykh: If he intends the ghusl from janabah, it suffices for him in place of wudu'.because of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Surah al-Ma'idah: 6] and wudu' was not mentioned.
Your Eminence! If a person performs ghusl to cool off, and it is a valid ghusl, does it suffice for him in place of wudu'? And if it does not suffice, which ghusl suffices in place of wudu'? And is intention required in it?
Cooling off is not an act of worship and not an act of obedience. So if one performs ghusl to cool off, it does not suffice for him in place of wudu'. What suffices in place of wudu' is the ghusl from janabah, or the ghusl of a woman from menstruation or post-natal bleeding; because it is for a state of ritual impurity. As for the recommended ghusl, such as the ghusl when entering the state of ihram, for example, it does not suffice in place of wudu'. Likewise, the obligatory ghusl for other than a state of ritual impurity, such as the ghusl on Friday, does not suffice in place of wudu'. Only the ghusl that is for a state of ritual impurity—janabah, menstruation, or post-natal bleeding—suffices in place of wudu'.
The questioner: And what happens if he intends it?The Shaykh: Even if he intends it; because the order must be maintained.
The questioner: And for the ghusl from a state of ritual impurity, is intention required?The Shaykh: If he intends the ghusl from janabah, it suffices for him in place of wudu'.because of the saying of Allah the Exalted: